Comparison of the intakes of sugars by young children with and without dental caries experience.

@article{Marshall2007ComparisonOT,
title={Comparison of the intakes of sugars by young children with and without dental caries experience.},
author={T A Marshall and Julie M. Eichenberger-Gilmore and Michelle A Larson and John J Warren and Steven M. Levy},
journal={Journal of the American Dental Association},
year={2007},
volume={138 1},
pages={39-46}
}

BACKGROUND
Relationships among sugars and dental caries in contemporary societies are unclear. The authors describe young children's intakes of nonmilk extrinsic (NME) and intrinsic/milk sugars and relate those intakes to dental caries.
METHODS
The authors conducted cross-sectional analyses of dietary data collected from the Iowa Fluoride Study using three-day diaries for subjects at ages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years and for subjects aged 1 through 5 years according to dental caries experience at 4… CONTINUE READING